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Cambodia Garment Workers Demand $160 Monthly Minimum Wage

Written byMong Palatino
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Posted 22 January 2014 11 years ago

Image from Facebook page of Dae-oup Chang.

Image from Facebook page of Dae-oup Chang.

The poster illustrates the $160 monthly minimum wage demand of Cambodia garment workers.The current standard is $80 but the government is only willing to grant a $15 increase. A nationwide strike was launched by workers last December but this was violently dispersed by the police early this month.

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